Security / automation system control panel with removable back speaker

Abstract

Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium comprising first broadcasting, by at least one primary speaker of a control panel, a first sound toward a front or a side of the control panel; and second broadcasting, concurrently with the first broadcasting, by a removable back speaker that is removably attachable to a back side of the control panel, a second sound toward the back side of the control panel. In some aspects, the removable back speaker is configured as a stand for placing the control panel on a flat surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 detecting an alarm condition by a control panel of a fire detection system of a premises; 
 first broadcasting, by at least one primary speaker of the control panel responsive to detecting the alarm condition, a first fire alarm sound toward a front or a side of the control panel; and 
 second broadcasting, concurrently with the first broadcasting, by a removable back speaker that is removably attachable to a back side of the control panel, a second fire alarm sound toward the back side of the control panel. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, and one or more microphones in the control panel to communicate with a user through voice commands and corresponding responses. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising reporting the alarm condition by the control panel to a monitoring center. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , further comprising using a cellular interface of the control panel to establish a two-way voice call between the control panel and the monitoring center, subsequent to reporting the alarm condition to the monitoring center. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , further comprising using the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, and one or more microphones in the control panel for the two-way voice call between the monitoring center and a user. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 3 , further comprising using a cellular interface of the control panel to establish a two-way video call between the control panel and the monitoring center, subsequent to reporting the alarm condition to the monitoring center. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , further comprising using the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, one or more microphones in the control panel, and a forward-facing camera in the control panel for the two-way video call between the monitoring center and a user. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the removable back speaker is configured as a stand for placing the control panel on a flat surface. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , wherein detecting the alarm condition comprises detecting a fire event by the control panel of the fire detection system of the premises, based on detecting, by one or more microphones in the control panel, a temporal-three pattern of a smoke detector alarm and/or a temporal-four pattern of a carbon monoxide detector alarm. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 ,
 wherein detecting the alarm condition comprises detecting a fire event by the control panel of the fire detection system of the premises; 
 wherein first broadcasting of the first fire alarm sound comprises voice annunciating the fire event by the at least one primary speaker of the control panel; and 
 wherein second broadcasting the second fire alarm sound comprises voice annunciating the fire event by the removable back speaker that is removably attachable to the back side of the control panel. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 ,
 wherein detecting the alarm condition comprises detecting a fire event by the control panel of the fire detection system of the premises; 
 wherein first broadcasting of the first fire alarm sound comprises voice annunciating the fire event by the at least one primary speaker of the control panel; and 
 wherein second broadcasting the second fire alarm sound comprises providing, by the removable back speaker, a bass augmentation sound for the voice annunciating provided by the at least one primary speaker of the control panel. 
 
     
     
       12. An apparatus comprising:
 a memory; and 
 a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
 detect an alarm condition by a control panel of a fire detection system of a premises; 
 first broadcast, by at least one primary speaker of the control panel responsive to detecting the alarm condition, a first fire alarm sound toward a front or a side of the control panel; and 
 second broadcast, concurrently with the first broadcast, by a removable back speaker that is removably attachable to a back side of the control panel, a second fire alarm sound toward the back side of the control panel. 
 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, and one or more microphones in the control panel to communicate with a user through voice commands and corresponding responses. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to report the alarm condition by the control panel to a monitoring center. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to use a cellular interface of the control panel to establish a two-way voice call between the control panel and the monitoring center, subsequent to reporting the alarm condition to the monitoring center. 
     
     
       16. The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, and one or more microphones in the control panel for the two-way voice call between the monitoring center and a user. 
     
     
       17. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to use a cellular interface of the control panel to establish a two-way video call between the control panel and the monitoring center, subsequent to reporting the alarm condition to the monitoring center. 
     
     
       18. The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, one or more microphones in the control panel, and a forward-facing camera in the control panel for the two-way video call between the monitoring center and a user. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the removable back speaker is configured as a stand for placing the control panel on a flat surface. 
     
     
       20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor that, when executed, cause to the processor to:
 detect an alarm condition by a control panel of a fire detection system of a premises; 
 first broadcast, by at least one primary speaker of the control panel responsive to detecting the alarm condition, a first fire alarm sound toward a front or a side of the control panel; and 
 second broadcast, concurrently with the first broadcast, by a removable back speaker that is removably attachable to a back side of the control panel, a second fire alarm sound toward the back side of the control panel. 
 
     
     
       21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to use the at least one primary speaker, the removable back speaker, and one or more microphones in the control panel to communicate with a user through voice commands and corresponding responses. 
     
     
       22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to report the alarm condition by the control panel to a monitoring center. 
     
     
       23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to use a cellular interface of the control panel to establish a two-way voice call between the control panel and the monitoring center.